The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-12-08
THE GREAT NORTHWEST

THE GREAT NORTHWEST
News Items from Various States
and Territories.
ILLINOIS.
The strongest flow OF natural gas found
In the State was struck by the Litchfield
Natural Gas L Oil Company recently. The
pressure was nearly five hundred pounds to
the square inch and so powerful that 1t could
not be controlled by the methods hereto
fore used in the wells
Mrs Henry Blomdale, the wife Of q
farmer near Dannison, and . negro named
Davidson, who was working on the farm,
disappeared few days ago. The woman
IL well connected Her strange action
could not be accounted for She left three
small children.
The site for the military post at High
wood. which consists of G32 acres. hns been
formally accepted by the War Department
Fire kindled by mice among matches
spilled npon the kitchen mantel destroyed
the house OF Tom Murray. near Champaign,
fhn other night Loss. 81. 900; no insnr-
ance.
Late the other night John Erickson, .
Rockford painter crept up beside William
johnson, who was in his barn, and strnck
him two heavy blows on the head with
jack-plane and then robbed him Of 5000
John Peters the giant policeman, died
In Chicago few days ago Of typhoid fever.
Peters was but twenty one years old, and the
tallest man Of his age In the world. his s.ze
having been seven feet four inches He
came from Norway year ago.
Milk sickness prevails among the cattle in
portions of Cass County Several persons
were lying dangerously i'll from using milk
or beef that was tainted
Frank Morgan, q drunkard, was recently
arrested at Shelbyvilc. charged with beat
ing his wife until her recovery was doubt
ful. The woman has several small chill
dren.
Richard Ion, q Chicago teamster, was
caught between the pole Of his wagon and
t q dashboard OF q street-car the other day.
and the pole struck him in the chest and
crushed his ribs over the heart killing him
ins ;ntly.
AT Rock Island the other day the Central
Presbyterian Church celebrated its semi
centennial with appropriate services
4 Law and Order League which has been
formed at Atwood is making 1t decidedly
unpleasant for gang of tough citizens with
which the town has been infested Of late.
A post-officc has been established at SEM
mary, Fayette County The Fruit Land Of
flee has been discontinued.
Charles Young. wealthy farmer Of ver-
million County, owning twenty-six different
farms, had his safe blown open and robbed
OF $1,000 recently. Detectives have dis
covered that his grandson, whom he had
raised from infancy, commit the robbery.
The money was all recovered
IOWA.
The burning OF the Windsor packing
house at Des Moines the other night caused
loss of $2JO,OOO. with $l95, 900 insur-
ance. The owner will rebuild in the spring.
Preston Rush (coloredl was stabbed and
killed in Keokuk the other day by John
Williams, also colored They had quarreled
over a nickel which Rush claimed Williams
owed him The murderer gave himself up.
In dri ling the gas wells ut Ottumwa q
stratum Of we'll preserved wood has been
struck at depth Of five hundred feet
Some interesting divorce statistics have
recently been published, covering thirty
four counties in the State and extending
over period Of twenty years The NUM-
Der Of divorces granted was 3. .6S4, of which
more than one half were on account OF will
full dcsertion. Women were the petitioners
In about two-thirds of this cases, and the
average duration of the married life OF the
persons divorced was from three to five
years
The little three-year- old child Of Ira
Conkling, Of Mason City. fell from q chail
into tub Of boiling water few days ago
from the effects Of which he died.
4 Creston lover who addressed love
scented letter to the object of his affections
asking the young lady to become his part
ner through life, inscribed on one corner
of the envelope, "Sealed proposal" TIL,
result was he was awarded the contract
Over one hundred thousand farmers IL
the State are affected by the decision of thu
United States Supreme Court that TIL
drive-well patents are illegal on account o
priority Of use
The other morning fire broke out in th'
kitchen Of the Central House In Walnut ant
spreading to adjoining buildings caused
. loss OF $4,000
It is estimated that the bogus butter Law
reduces the traffic in Iowa by $6, OOO, ,OO(
annually There arc 495 creameries in tn
State.
Mrs Anderson, arrested at Boone 10
dealing in counterfeit money, was fount
guilty in the Federal Court at Des Mone
and fined 300 with term of one year Il
the penitentiary. The sentence was sus
pended conditional upon good behavior
A Catholic Total Abstinence Society ha
been organized at Dubuque. The object /
| to reclaim excessive drinkers and proven
| young men from acquiring the drinl
habit
The Northwestern Insurance Company
capital 500, 900, has been incorporated Il
| Des Moines.
WISCONSIN.
| The first annual State conference of tn
| Young Peoples Society Of Christian En-
! deayor closed its session in Beloit the othe
night The secretary reported sixty -thre
/. societies of Christian Endeavor in the Stat
represented by delegates and four by let
| ter, and six other society delegates present
+; The total membership Of the State is abou
$4,000.
! The Methodist Episcopal church building
| ut Madison, tho cOrner stone OF which wa
laid in 1876, was dedicated few days age
| Orick Conger. while hunting in th
/ neighborhood Of Shell Lake. Washbur
! County, the other day, shot and killed Mat
Hanson. lumberman. whom he mistoo
! for deer.
T. H. Richardson, of Janesville. was rd
ing horse around in his yard the Othe
afternoon when he was caught under th
chin by clothes line and thrown bach
wark on his animal to the ground. his cola
bone being broken. He was fatally iniuret
Henry Claymeir. State Factory Inspecto
declares that not single instance has com
under his observation where the child labt
law has been violated
1t Is generally believed ut Wausau that tt
recent fire, by which Carl Honikel and b
five children were burned tn death WAS I'll